Where I Stand:

"My politics are guided by putting people first. People don't exist to serve the needs of or validate any particular party, economic ideology, political philosophy, or social system, regardless of its form, whether state controlled or market driven. Whether national or global, economic systems exist to serve the real interests and basic needs of all the people. All of them are means to an end. And while I have a political orientation, I consider many factors and try to listen to the various arguments before making a final public policy decision."

Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.

Roll call votes in the U.S. House of Representatives